Mouth piece foe bags



model.

G. W. DEAN.

MOUTH PIECE FOR BAGS. No. 400,194; Patented Mar. 26, 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE W. DEAN, OF NEIV YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JAMES STEEL, JR, OF BROOKLYN, N. Y.

MOUTH'-P|ECE FOR BAGS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 400,194, dated March 26, 1889.

Application filed January 8, 1889. Serial No. 295,762. (Model) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE WAsHING'rON DEAN, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mouth-Pieces for Bags, of which the following is a specification.

In Letters Patent of the United States No. 392,236, granted Philo O. Soper November 6, 1888, a mouth-piece for bags is shown consisting of two similar three-sided sections hinged together so as to open and close with facility, and which when closed is open only at the bottom, which is designed to fit into a bag. When thus closed, the mouthpiece presents in cross-section, approximately, the form of an isosceles triangle, and the opposite sides of the sections come together at their upper edges. In this patent spiral springs attached to the outside of the sections are employed for holding them together, so as to close the delivery-opening. Fastening devices consisting of a double ball-clasp of well-known construc tion are also there shown for connecting the upper edges of the sides of the mouthpiece.

The object of my invention is to simplify and improve the construction of the mouthpiece shown in the above-named patent, more firmly connect the sections, more completely close the delivery-opening at the top of the device, and provide an improved fastening or catch both simple in construction and easily manufactured, and so arranged that the sections of the bag mouth-piece may be held together without the use of springs.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating my invention, Figure 1 is an end view of my improved mouth-piece for bags, showing the sections closed. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the sections open. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the device shown in Fig. 2. the device applied to a tobacco-bag.

The mouth-piece, as shown in the drawings, is composed of two like sections, A B, formed each with three sides, two sides, preferably the narrower ones, aorb, being of equal width and at right angles to the third side, a or b, and the sides a and b are hinged to each other at c in any suitable way, but preferably, as indicated, by indenting the sides of the sec- Fig. at shows tions to interlock. In cross-section each section of the mouth-piece preferably presents the form of a rectangle with one of the sides removed. The hinged connections between the sides a and b'of the respective sections are located on lines drawn at right angles from the sides a or b at points at equal distances between their ends. a away at an angle or bevel just below the hinges, as shown at '2'. Consequently, when closed, the mouth-piece, as shown in Fig. 1, presents the approximate form of an isosceles triangle, the width of the sides a I) being such that the distances from the hinge c to the apex and the faces of the triangle are about the same. At points about midway of the length of the sides a b, but preferably slightly below lines perpendicular to said sides and running to the hinge, fingers d are formed, which constitute bearings or supports for the strings for tying the mouth-piece to the bag. The pyramidal shape of the mouth-piece tends to prevent its withdrawal from the bag.

It will be noted that the side a of the section A is provided with a lip or extension, a which,when the m outh-piece is closed, extends above the edge of the side I) on the section B, and this lip or extension is provided with a catch, a preferably formed by making a burr with a suitable tool in the lip. The burr, slipping past the edge of the part 1), looks the bagmouth sections together, and the mouth-piece is opened by forcing the sections apart against the tendency of the burr to hold them. The lip or extension a insures a more perfect closure of the month-piece, and also a guide over which the tobacco may be poured when the mouth-piece is fitted to the ordinary cloth tobacco bag. th Limb-piece by which the bag may be opened. The extension or lip also enables me to form in a simple and efficient way a catch for holding the two sections of the mouth-piece to gether.

f indicates ears orproject-ions formed on the section Z) near its inner end under the hinge, and turned around the edge of and down upon the opposite section, a. By this construction the two sections are held more firmly together, especially when the hinge-connection The sides a b are out.

It also affords a handle or is such as that shown in the drawings. The projection also serves as a stop to limit the opening of the mouth-piece. All the parts of this device may be struck up out of sheet metal at ver 1 small expense, only two blanks or pieces of sheet metal being employed.

In the Soper mouth-piece coil-springs are used, which more than double the expense, and in one form of the device the ball-clasp is employed, which necessitates the soldering to the bag-piece sections of additional pieces of metal but I omit the springs and the double ball-catch soldered on separately, and form the device in two pieces, as above explained.

I have shown my improvements applied to a form of mouth-piece for bags especially designed for containing tobacco; but my improvements may be employed on mouth-pieces for bags differing from the specific kind in form and shape from that shown in the drawings.

Having thus described my improved mouthpiece for bags, what I claim as my invention 1s- 1. The combination, substantially as hereinhefore set forth, in a bag mouth-piece of general triangular shape, of two like sections, a a ct b I) b, hinged to each other, one of the sections having an extension or lip, (t on the upper edge of its middle portion, projecting beyond the corresponding edge of the opposite section. I

2. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set forth, in a bag i'nouth-piece of general triangular shape, of two like threesided sections, a (L a b b h, hinged to each other, one of the sections having an extension or lip, a on the upper edge of its middle portion, projecting beyond the corresponding edge of the opposite section, and a catch or fastening device formed on the lip.

3. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set forth, in a bag mouth-piece of general triangular shape, of two like sections hinged to each other and of rectangular shape in cross-section, each section being formed with an inclined edge, a, on each side and an ear or projection, f, on one section turned over the edge of the other section of the mouth-piece.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto snhscribed my name.

GEORGE \V. DEAN.

\Vitnesses:

LLOYD B. WIGHT, MAMIE J. KELLEY. 

